Thursday, 8.00 High above the earth’s atmosphere, among the stars and space, the dark general Tanzanite waits in the in-junction of matter, the Negative dimension. “What is taking him so long?” Tanzanite thought to himself as he stalked up and down the ivory halls of the negative dimension. Cross-armed and eyes closed, the Dark general was becoming more and more angry. Ever since Garnet’s first little…’visit’, she had been putting immense amounts of pressure on him to find the Talismans in time for the Lunatic Andromeda. He knew that there was not a lot of time, before the sacred event started, considering that the attack plan had not been formulated and a large supply of human energy was still needed. Not only that, but apparently, the Queen had become very anxious over finding them (according to Garnet’s words). “ If I don’t act soon… Asumasa will kill me. I have got to get the other three talismans soon or I will die. This wouldn’t be so hard if I didn’t have Garnet breathing down my neck…blast you, you witch. I’ll get you for this.” “Where are you Wong-Lao! Bring me those talismans!!!” Tanzanite turned abruptly as heard the far pine doors on the other end of the hall slowly open. A familiar face made itself known as the figure stepped up, the doors closing behind him. He was a tall man, in human form, and possessed long feint gray hair. The clothes he was wearing were pure white, flashing streaks of electric blue over the shoulders. The trench coat was long, with a picture of a Chinese dragon on it’s back. He also wore a pair of gold braces slightly below the middle length sleeve of the trench coat. His red eyes gleamed with annoyance as he stared at Tanzanite. Tanzanite himself stared back, and then a sneaky smile crossed his face. “Ah Wong-Lao. You have returned in human form…I assume you have all the other talismans to give to me.” “Wrong assumption.” Wong-Lao raised his hand and threw out a piece of some ancient artifact, silver and shining, the shape of a quarter-circle. Tanzanite caught it, then took a quick look at it, and looked back at Wong-Lao. Angrily. “…One talisman…? I told you to bring all of them to me!” “If you think it’s that easy to find one of these things then get of your ass and find them yourself.” “How dare you! If you think I’m going to continue paying you for second-rate jobs then you’re out of your mind! Now get back down to earth and find the other two!” “You fool. Whenever there is a trace of the talismans those miserable star soldiers make themselves known. It was only by luck that they didn’t find this one. They are much more powerful than we thought Tanzanite. They need to be obliterated and I will not take on that kind of task. Not with three of them on the loose.” “So you’re saying you need the starsoldiers out of your hair to find the rest of the talismans?” “Correct.” “Well I should have known better than to ask you to kill them as well. All right I’ll take care of it. Those starsoldiers wont know what hit them.” “How?” “Ha. Don’t worry. I have more than a few warriors here in the negative dimension. Once I have the starsoldiers out of my way, the talismans will be mine.” Tanzanite smirked and put a hand behind his back and pulled out a card, with some strange symbols written on it. He threw it into the air, and as it reached mid-flight, it stopped. Tanzanite placed his hands together and spouted a dark chant, mumbling words from a completely different language. As he spoke, the card started to emit light, and split into three other cards. Wong-Lao watched on as Tanzanite called forth three demon-monsters. “Three demons at once…the dark force is serious.” ********** Meanwhile back on earth, Yai was going crazy over what to do next. It had been three days since she realized she was in love with Keiya, and she had spoken to Alana about it. She was okay with this, to Yai’s great relief, but she also raised the point of Akira. He had to know. Whether Keiya returned her feelings or not, he had a right to know. And now she was sitting on her couch in her house, working up the courage to call him. It was just so hard. Yai never liked hurting people, and this was no different. Akira really was the perfect boyfriend, but just not what she was looking for. She was in love with Keiya. Very much so. Nervously, Yai picked up the receiver of the phone, and slowly tapped in Akira’s number. “Okay this is it. I’m so sorry Akira…” Yai thought as she held the phone to her ear and heard the ring tone. “Come on…” (Ring) “Please be home…” (Ring) “Please? …I don’t think I have the strength to do this again…” “Hello?” It was Akira. “Akira?” “Oh hey Yai. I was going to call you later on. We haven’t talked in a while.” “Yes well…we need to talk Akira. Can you please meet me at that foreign restaurant on 23rd street?” “Yeah…sure Yai…are you okay…you don’t sound too well…” “No I’m fine. Please just meet me there tomorrow night okay? 8.00 don’t be late. Bye.” Click. Akira sat down as he put the phone back on the receiver deck. Yai seemed so worried. He knew something was wrong. “She never was a good liar…I know something is up.” ********** 7.51, Chez Paris (French restaurant) Yai waited in front of the busy French restaurant at which, Yai told Akira to meet her. It was probably a bad idea to tell him over dinner but she couldn’t do it at home, and she didn’t feel like telling him this at his apartment. This was one of the hardest things Yai had ever had to do. She always thought Akira was perfect for her. Even other people thought they were perfect for each other, even though he was about three years older than she was. She had romantic dreams of the two of them getting married, and moving into the countryside, with two kids and a dog, just living out the rest of their lives together in each other’s arms. But that all changed the day Keiya arrived onto the scene… “I wonder where he is. It’s 7.52.” Then suddenly, Yai saw a crimson red car pull up in the car park in front of the road. This was it Yai thought to herself. Yai greeted Akira as he stepped out of his car. Yai squirmed internally as she saw the worried look Akira had on his face. She could see that she wasn’t the only one who realized they had problems. The two met in front of the restaurant and Yai led him in. They sat down at the table that the waiter had led them to. They were both uneasy, Akira seemed anxious and Yai couldn’t bring herself to look at Akira. She didn’t feel like she could wait until the end of dinner to tell him so she decided to tell him now. Akira got a little worried at the sudden silence, and tried to break the ice. “So…Yai. You…wanna order?” “Later…I really need to talk Akira.” “I kind of figured that out from the way you’ve been acting recently.” “I’m…sorry.” “It’s okay, just tell me what’s wrong.” “…Fine. How long have we been going out Akira? It’s been quite a while now hasn’t it?” “Yeah, about 6 months now.” “And through that time, we have become so close haven’t we? I felt like I could tell you any thing. But now…that closeness has changed…you know?” Akira nodded. He knew this all to well. Yai had become so…distant. Like some thing was pulling her away from him…but what? “I can’t help but feel responsible for this Akira.” “I’m not arguing with you. But I guess it’s my fault too.” “No Akira…that’s just not true. It’s me. I know that. You know that. And I’m sorry.” “Is that what you called me here for? To apologize?” Yai turns her hand away in shame. This was hard for her. “No Akira. There is something else.” Or *someone* else. “What is it, Yai? Please tell me. I think I have a right to know.” “You’re right. You do. I…I’m…I’m sorry, Akira but…I think we should stop seeing each other…” “What!?” Akira had been completely taken off-guard by this. He knew things had been a little shaky between them but a break-up? As he saw people from neighbouring tables look at him, he calmed down and controlled his voice a little. “What do you mean…stop seeing each other?” “I am so sorry, Akira…but I just don’t think it’s what it used to be. You know I care deeply for you…but I just don’t feel the same way as I did before. I think we should split up because it’s not fair on you. I know it seems hard right now but if you look into your heart you’ll know it’s for the best.” Akira looked stunned at first, and took a few seconds to gather his thoughts. After a while he let out a sad smile, and looked at Yai. “I guess it’s over then.” “I…I’m sorry.” “It’s okay Yai. I understand. It couldn’t last forever I guess. I just hope…we can stay friends then?” “Definitely, Akira. I would love that.” It was hard but the two managed to talk things out. Akira and Yai were a little more than shaken, but were strong for the other. They managed to talk about the old days and past times. It was hard for both of them to let go, but in some twisted way, they knew it was for the best. An hour later, Akira decided to leave. He offered Yai a ride home but she refused, and said she wanted to stay a little longer. The two said goodbye. They said they would keep in touch, but both of them knew, that this would probably the last time they talked together. Akira then left. Yai didn’t feel like going home to get another grill session from her dad about ‘how the date went’, ‘what did the two of you do?’ and ‘did that young punk try anything?’ She sighed as she thought about her dad going on another tirade about Akira. Then suddenly, she heard a scream from the table across from her. “Aaaahhhhhh! What the hell is that?” Yai’s gaze turned to the window at which the distraught old woman was pointing to. She saw three figures, covered in shadow, their eyes gleaming with a dark crimson. “Oh dammit…the dark force…why now?” Yai stood immediately, preparing to transform, when suddenly she remembered something. “Damn! I can’t transform in front of these people. Keiya and Alana told me never to do that. So how can I…wait…I think I have an idea…my mother always told me never to lie but…” “Fire!!! Fire!!! Everybody get out! Run! FIRE!!!” As Yai yelled, people stood in fear and fled for their lives through the fire door. It was a cruel trick but hey, would they rather be dead? As soon as she saw everyone leave and checked for anybody else, she began to transform. “Lovestar power…transform!” In a flash of light, Yai Kitana transformed into Lovestar, goddess of love and peace. She ran to the back room and exited the restaurant. Darting to the window where the three demon-monsters were, she was surprised when she saw they were gone. But she turned around quickly when she heard footsteps… “Well, well, well, if it isn’t the infamous Lovestar. I say we tear this kid apart. What do you say, Poison, Virus?” “Yeah, lets infect this little brat!” Lovestar turned round to the three in anger. “What did you call me?” Lovestar stepped back a little, as the taller one in the middle moved forward. He introduced himself as Plague, and the others as Poison and Virus. He laughed a little when he saw how puny Lovestar was compared to him, and made a decision. “I think three against one is a little unfair, especially for a puny little gnat like you. So how about a little one on one there brat?” “Fine…Come on!” Lovestar readied herself as plague approached her. This was a lucky break for her; she doubted the idea of defeating them all at once. Picking them off one by one was the best choice, but she was hoping the others would find a way to reach her in time. But now…she would have fight on her own. Lovestar took on a defensive status, and prepared to take on plague, which was simply walking up to her. Then, in a fit of passion, Plague screamed at Lovestar and lunged at her. The chestnut haired warrior was caught off-guard by this, and Plague managed to punch her hard in the stomach. She reeled back, but quickly recovered and swung her leg at him, but he blocked the hit with his right arm. As he blocked the blow he dropped to the ground with pure stealth and swept at the Goddess of love and peace’s feet in a swift motion. As she fell forward, Plague quickly rose to his feet and kicked her violently on the chin. Plague then tried to punch her, but this time she was quick enough to dodge, and leapt into the air. She landed about five metres away from Plague, and as she did, she wiped the blood of her brow. Plague smiled at this, and then charged at her. He tried to punch her repeatedly, but Lovestar managed to stay one step ahead of each of him, narrowly escaping each blow. Eventually, she was backed onto a wall, and Lovestar cartwheeled to her left to avoid the final punch from Plague, which cracked the wall on impact. Lovestar ran forward a little, and elevated herself. She span quickly in the air, and attempted to kick Plague, but was stopped when Plague blocked her attack with one arm and used the other to strike her in the chest. Lovestar’s eyes went wide with shock and fell to the ground. Plague stood over and laughed mockingly, and added to his enjoyment by repeatedly kicking at her stomach. With one final kick, Lovestar was thrown across the ground onto her side. “This the best you got star girl?” Plague said amused Still staring at him, Lovestar struggled to her feet, one hand clutching her ribs and the other propping her up. As she stared blankly at Plague, she secretly studied him. “At first glance he seems to have no real physical attributes that would give him an edge over me…so how is he able to block all of my moves…it’s like he knows my actions before I make them…if physical attacks wont work I’ll guess I’ll have to use energy. But I cant use it on this road…it might alert people to my presence…alright you…I’ll end this.” Lovestar stood once again wiping her brow. She took a quick look at the blood that stained her glove and clenched her fists. “Follow Me!” Lovestar yelled out and then leapt into the distance. Plague looked stunned and turned back to Poison and Virus. Poison stepped forward in anger. “Let’s follow her. She’s probably trying to buy time, the coward. Let’s go.” The three then quickly teleported out of the scene. Lovestar began dashing between buildings and back streets, trying to find the nearest clearing with a fair bit of cover. She searched profusely but she couldn’t find anywhere. However as she turned a street, she saw an old abandoned warehouse on the edge of the road. After checking for any people, she broke the lock and went inside. She caught her breath and looked the place over. Fairly big with lots of old machinery and crates. “This may not provide the best surroundings for a fight but at least I don’t have to worry about people seeing me and getting hurt.” “Hey there Brat!” Lovestar turned around in shock to find they were here already. All three of them were standing by a pile of crates. Plague stepped forward again. Lovestar felt a pang of worry settle in her stomach when she faced the realization of the fact that she may not be a match for Plague and certainly not for all three. “What’s wrong kid? Scared? Oh don’t worry…I’ll end this game here and now…” Plague raised his fist and yelled out ‘Finish Ray!’ The beam of red light headed straight for Lovestar. Panic-stricken, Lovestar’s body filled with strength and in a burst of adrenalin, Lovestar side-rolled out of the way and fired an attack of her own. “Crushing Love Blast!” A wave of golden energy hit Plague with a mighty impact, causing a blinding explosion; smoke filled the hall of the warehouse as the blast cracked the foundation of the floor. Poison and Virus looked on, surprised but still sneakily calm. Panting heavily, Lovestar lowered her wrists and stood, carefully walking towards the smoke filled hole that the blast created. Then, she stepped in back terror, after seeing Plague climbing out of the hole, near enough unaffected. Plague smiled as he stood up, clothes charred and remainders of smoke clinging to his body. “It’s…not possible…” Plague laughed raised his hand again, to fire another finish ray at the now shocked Lovestar. “I hope that’s not your best brat.” As Plague began to gather energy for his attack, a thin piercing beam of golden energy shot at his hand. Startled at this, Lovestar, Plague, Virus and Poison turned to the pile of crates where the blast came from. When they looked there, they found two other Starsoldiers. Lovestar’s face brightened with joy as she saw her partners. “Waterstar, Sunstar!” Waterstar winked at her “Sorry were late Lovestar.” “Yes. We apologize for this, but we had to tie up some business.” Poison stepped up “How’d they get here?” “Who cares? I’ll crush ‘em all without even using my full strength! Hey Plague! Finish her off and Poison and I will wipe out the other two.” Plague’s smile returned, “ Lets end this brat.” Lovestar readied herself and stood firm with renewed strength. At least she didn’t have to take these guys alone. “Lets go Sunstar!” “Right!” Sunstar and Waterstar leapt of the pyramid of crates and ran towards Poison and Virus. Waterstar took on Virus and Sunstar took on Poison. Lovestar repeatedly punched and punched at Plague, but none of her attacks could bring themselves to connect. Mockingly he charged forth and rammed Lovestar into a nearby crate. This distracted Waterstar, and Virus used this to his advantage by giving her a solid punch to the face. She reeled back, but Virus continued with a flurry of stomach strikes. Sunstar swung her leg under Poison’s feet and tugged at them. He fell backwards, but flipped over as his hands reached the floor. He landed a couple of metres away and reciprocated with a perfectly angled slide kick to Sunstar’s shins. The Goddess of Knowledge yelped in pain as fell, only to be silenced with a sharp uppercut from poison. Waterstar tried desperately to block Virus’ furious blows, but barely managed to defend herself. Waterstar leaned forwards, gasping desperately for breath as Virus’ fist drove into her ribcage and was then struck down as Virus’ elbow stabbed into her spine. Lovestar struggled to avoid to Plague’s strikes but was not fast enough. She was kicked repeatedly as Plague managed to break through her last line of defence. The Chestnut haired starsoldier fell to the ground as his heel smashed into her back. She toppled over and coughed out a little blood. She turned over to see Waterstar trapped in a headlock. She felt her bones shake as she heard Waterstar scream…Lovestar suddenly felt a furious anger cross heart. Without warning she was over come with rage as a surge of pure strength emanated from her body. Plague stepped back as Lovestar’s body glowed with a furious golden light. Abruptly she stood and lost all control as she clenched her fists and let out an ear-piercing war cry. Plague, Virus, Poison, Waterstar and Sunstar turned and stared taken aback by her, her body gleaming with a shinning golden light. Unexpectedly, she ran towards Virus and undauntedly, leapt into the air with a violent fierceness, and struck him with an incredibly powerful flying kick. The blow threw Virus straight off Waterstar and he went screaming into an old factory machine; denting its frame, the sheer force of the impact sending echoes around the warehouse. The angry starsoldier then turned and ran towards Poison, and without warning, struck him in the face with a violent punch. Poison yelled out in pain as he felt his jaw snap, clutching it as he fell to the ground. The light surrounding Lovestar died down, and she crouched over Sunstar, who was trying to pull herself up. “Sunstar are you alright?” Lovestar said as the last few traces of the golden energy left her. “Y-yes...I’m fine.” “Hay Waterstar…Are you okay?” Lovestar called out. “Sure…I’m alright.” Waterstar said, startled by Lovestar. “I see it now.” Sunstar said as she stood. “The reason they seem so much more powerful then we are is because they are designed to fight us individually. They are built for each of us.” “You sure it’s not a little more than that?” Waterstar said as she stared at Lovestar astounded by her power. “No. They are designed for each of us. Poison for me, Virus for you, and Plague for Lovestar.” “So that means if we alternate…” Lovestar started “…We can finish them off.” Waterstar added “Right!” Shocked and frightened, Plague stepped back in fear. “…Whether they found out our secret or not, there is no way the brat could do that kind of damage to Poison and Virus in that state…” Without warning, Waterstar ran towards Plague and dealt him a fast elbow strike to the stomach. Regaining momentum, she again struck with a vicious roundhouse kick to the face. Meanwhile Poison stood, holding his broken jaw, which was now gushing blood, and backing away from Lovestar who was carrying a vengeful smile on her face… “…Get away...Stop it…Get away!” “What’s wrong?” Lovestar said evilly. “You were Gung-ho about fighting us before, but now we found out your pathetic little secret, you’re quivering like a coward…” “Why…you (Ummph)!” Poison was silenced with a fast jab to his ribs, followed by a brutal kick that knocked the demon-monster to the ground. Punching rapidly, Virus tried to hit Sunstar, but no attack could stop her. Sunstar smirked at him, and Virus tried to hook her in return. Sunstar simply ducked under the swing, grabbed his shoulders and roundhouse threw Virus over her and he was sent sailing into a pile of crates. Lovestar stood and smiled and the frightened Poison “Alright right girls, what say we finish this?!” “Yeah!” “Very well...” All three girls stepped back and gathered energy for their attacks… “Crushing Love Blast!” “Crystal Frozen Fraction!” “Shining Sunset Beam!” The three magic starsoldiers fired their attacks at the insidious trio, destroying them, as marvellous light filled the abandoned warehouse, the power of the energy echoing into the night. As the light subsided, the three left the warehouse before anyone else came around. They ran into a nearby alleyway and caught their breath. “That was a close one.” Lovestar said. “ I know, but we did it didn’t we?” Waterstar reminded. “I say we all go home and rest. We should discuss this in the morning.” Sunstar added. “Alright.” “Sure.” ********** Friday night 9.00, Yai’s house It had been 4 days since that vicious attack from the dark force. Yai was setting up a magnificent dinner for two. Her mom and dad left early for a night out, and said they wouldn’t be back until morning. She assumed this would be the perfect time to reveal her feelings to Keiya, so she decided to cook her dinner. She had heard that the best way to a person’s heart was their stomach. Well, actually it was a man’s stomach, but hay, love is love right? Yai talked to Alana, about the best way to break he news to Keiya. Yai had suggested that she seduce Keiya, but after a brief slap on the head, she realized that the best approach was the direct one. She would make Keiya dinner then tell her how she feels. Yai was still nervous; this kind of thing could kill a friendship, especially one as fragile as theirs is. But Yai knew that she would go crazy if she didn’t confess her feelings soon. Then she heard a rap on her door. “ It’s time.” Yai thought to herself She exhaled slowly and walked over to the door. She opened it, and smiled sweetly at the person on her doorstep. “Hi Keiya! How are you doing?” Keiya smiled and replied; “I’m doing just fine. Can I come in?” “Sure. I invited you remember?” Keiya stepped in and Yai closed the door behind them. She blushed furiously when she saw what Keiya was wearing; a tight fitting, white T-shirt and a pair of blue jeans, which highlighted her stunning body. She tried to turn her gaze, but was transfixed. It wasn’t a particularly gracefully outfit but Keiya still managed to look cute in it. Yai wondered how it was possible for Keiya to do this to her. “God she’s beautiful. I hope I have a chance with her.” Keiya walked into the dining room and saw a lovely set table and mouth-watering food laid out on it. “So …heh, heh, heh. What do you think?” Keiya was astounded. Candles, polished silverware, vintage imported English crockery… “You did this…for me?” Yai blushed again. “Well…it’s sort of a thank you for taking care of me a week ago.” Keiya smiled at her lovingly. Yai’s heart skipped beats when she saw this. She then regained composure, grabbed Keiya’s hand and led her into the dining room. She sat her down and served out the fabulous meal she had prepared (with the help of a phone book). As the two ate, they talked about lots of things, chatting away, not really noticing the time. It seemed perfectly innocent, however both seemed a little troubled. Keiya acted a bit uneasily, and Yai was feigning normality, but in actuality, she was struggling to find the right time to tell Keiya. A couple of hours later, Keiya was getting ready to leave, and Yai was beating herself up mentally for letting this opportunity pass her by. Suddenly realized that it was now or never. But before she could speak, a confused Keiya turned around and stared at Yai with questioning look on her face. “Wait a minute. Yai, why did you do all of this?” “What? I told you… I wanted to repay you for…” “No, Yai I want the truth. Tell me. Why did you do all of this?” Yai stepped back a little. She could feel all the pent up emotions call forth the need to be released. She couldn’t lie anymore. Keiya had to know everything. “I…I had to do something! I’m doing this because it’s as close as you’ll let me come. It’s all I can do to get near you. I mean you let some stranger come so close to you and …” “Stranger?” “…” “Wait a minute…are you talking about Shingo?” “Well I…” “I told you he and I are just friends. We aren’t seeing each other.” “So why did you let him kiss you?” Keiya was at a loss for words when Yai said that. She had a point to a certain extent. She couldn’t come up all well and good and say something like ‘Oh, I did it so I could get over my feelings for you.’ Keiya fell silent. “You see. You can’t answer me can you? When I try to get closer to you, you just push me away. You did it all through that dance…do I mean nothing to you? Don’t you even care about me?” Yai could feel the tears in her eyes well up when she said those words, and Keiya stepped towards her, stunned. “Of course I do! How could you say something like that?” “Can you blame me? You’ve been trying so hard to avoid me. What am I supposed to think?” “I…I mean…I just…” “Do you hate me that much Keiya?” Yai’s tears dropped freely as she spoke. She closed her eyes in sadness, feeling the weight of the reality of the situation sink inside her. Yai’s shoulders fell as she hung her head lowly, in shame. Is this what it all comes down to? Just as she began to sob openly, Yai felt Keiya grab her shoulders. She opened her eyes sharply and saw Keiya staring at her with an unwavering gaze. “Oh gods no Yai! If you only knew how much I…” “Huh?” Tears streamed down Yai’s face as her head shot up in confusion, and stared into Keiya’s transfixed glare. Keiya’s eyes opened widely as she realized the inclination of her words. The Lilac haired starlet stopped herself before she reached the point of no return and thoughtlessly grabbed her coat as she began backing away towards the door. “I’m sorry…I’ll leave…” Keiya said, her arm fumbling to reach the doorknob in her haste. “…No wait!” Keiya’s head shook from side to side. “No. I-I have to leave…I can’t stay.” “Please Keiya wait…!” A quiet sense of reason absolved Yai, anything to get Keiya to stay, and she gently reached out to clasp Keiya’s wrist. Keiya batted her hand away sharply, stunning both her and Yai. She didn’t mean it to be so hard, but her number one priority was to leave. Just to get away from this. Yai again tried to grab Keiya’s wrist, this time a bit more sternly, but it wasn’t enough. Yai’s quiet reason left as she became filled with annoyance. Ever since they had looked into each other’s eyes that first day they met, Keiya had been running from her. At each turn and at each step, Keiya had gone out of her way to block her out. She had so much to ask and so much to tell… but how could she say anything with Keiya running from her all the time? Keiya could sense the emotional change inside of the chestnut haired girl, and a shame so deep and heavy it was physically painful, sunk into her stomach. It wasn’t like her to act this way. “Can’t Yai see that this is for the best? If she caught onto my feelings for her, she’d probably force me out and never speak to me again… I would never have the pleasure to see her beautiful smile, that same smile that illuminates me every time I have the luck to see it. The only thing those amazing emerald eyes would carry in my presence is hatred. And I just couldn’t stand that. I can’t stand to have my heart broken again… not again…” Yai finally ran tired of this stupid game of hide and chase. She was tired of Keiya running from her, tired of having no answers to her question, answers she now desperately needed. Just as Keiya turned to face away from her, the chestnut haired girl rose up and ran round Keiya’s side startling the Lilac haired beauty greatly, but she wouldn’t let that prevent her from reaching her goal. Yai swiftly moved in front of the door and stared halting at Keiya, her emerald eyes fixed so attentively at the figure before them. “No! You’re not leaving here! Not yet. Not until you tell me why you keep shutting me out of your life!” Yai demanded. “Yai…please don’t do this…” Keiya looked down to the ground, just as she felt a tear trickle down her cheek, away from Yai’s eyes. She could see it already… the anger… “Just tell me…please? …I want to know…” Yai tried to reason with her one more time. Keiya gave in finally. Yai’s request tore out what little heartstrings she had left. To hear her beautiful voice carry so much pain…she couldn’t stand it anymore. And she couldn’t stand to hide her desire any longer either. It was just too hard. She couldn’t run from her feelings any more. Keiya didn’t know if it was courage, exhaustion or a part of her, which still had hope, but she suddenly felt the will of confession possess her. Yai could also see the change inside of her, whether it was for the good or the bad, she could feel that Keiya was prepared to open herself… open her heart. Keiya looked directly at Yai, her face, disposition and body language were plain, showing no outward emotion, but her eyes… in her eyes, flashed passion, fire, desire and boldness, but for the first time, Yai could she what was truly behind them… love. “I’m in love with you.” Keiya said simply. “…You…” Yai could barely bring herself to speak. That one statement hit her so hard she could have fallen over… she didn’t realize it but her heart began to beat rapidly, the room seemed to increase in temperature almost immediately, every thing felt like a warped reality all of a sudden. When you desire something, something that seems so out of reach, and it comes true… the feeling you get is indescribable. The sorrow and anger that had filled her was replaced by such joy and elation, she could barely contain it. “It’s not possible…Oh god if this is a dream, please don’t ever wake me.” Yai thought. “I’m so sorry. But that’s how I feel. So now you understand why I had to avoid you.” Keiya said, her voice reeking with regret and shame. Yai was still shocked. “I…can’t believe it…you feel the same way I do…” Keiya looked at Yai with disbelief. “What?!” “Oh Keiya… I love you too! I knew I felt that way the first time I met you, I just didn’t realize it until last week. I feel the same way! I’m in love with you Keiya.” Keiya couldn’t believe it. All this time, Yai had been harbouring feelings for her. All this time. A part of her wanted to run away. The idea of Yai loving her was so overwhelming… she had dreamed about this before. She was always at home, lying on her bed, lost in a light sleep in a long, patterned white silk dress. The windows were open and drifting in was a cool summer night’s breeze. Suddenly, Yai would charge in, Keiya could never picture what she was wearing, all she needed and all she wanted was to focus on Yai, which she did. Or at least she tried to do, but before Keiya could speak with a quick; ‘…Yai…?’ she was cut off by Yai charging over to her and forcing her lips onto her own. The dream would always end there, and the crystal eyed girl would remember nothing but the sheer rapture of her parched lips being quenched by the sweet elixir of Yai’s. Up until now, the idea of her and Yai sharing any kind of relationship together existed merely in her dreams. At least that thought was safe. A dream couldn’t leave her. But Yai actually said it. The six words she had wanted to hear since she first stared into Yai’s gorgeous jade eyes… “I’m in love with you Keiya” and as hard as it was to believe, this wasn’t a dream. It was reality… Yai was in love with her, and she was in love with Yai… “You…you mean you…Oh Yai…I…” Yai smiled and blushed. No words needed to be spoken. Yai slowly moved towards Keiya, and wrapped her arms around the lilac haired angel’s waist. Keiya looked at Yai and also smiled, happily. She clasped Yai’s cheeks and tilted her head slightly. Then she leaned towards her, descending upon Yai’s crimson red lips, gently pressing them together. As Keiya kissed her, Yai’s hand left Keiya’s waist and she ran it through the silky lilac hair, which enveloped her beautiful face. Finally Yai Kitana and Keiya Shindo let it all out and admit their love for each other, and start life anew. In each other’s arms.
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